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Cost of living: Calls for 25p cut in fuel duty as petrol firms accused of ‘highway robbery’

FairFuelUK accuses big oil companies of ‘profiteering’ at pumps and calls for government help

Holly Bancroft
Tuesday 09 August 2022 17:30 BST
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Campaigners have called for a 25p cut in fuel duty to help people with the rising cost of living.

FairFuelUK said the UK should follow Europe and cut fuel duty by 20p to allow drivers to keep more of their money.

The call came as Tory MPs accused petrol firms of “profiteering” by failing to pass on the falling price of oil to consumers at the pumps.

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